McDonald’s announced a new plan Wednesday to improve employment opportunities for young workers in its hometown of Chicago.

The fast-food giant is starting a trial of its Youth Opportunity initiative in Chicago with a $2 million initial endowment.

If the approach is successful, the company said it will roll out similar plans in other cities in the U.S. starting from 2019. McDonald’s said its long-term effort is to improve employment prospects for two million young people by 2025.

According to McDonald's, local community organizations in Chicago will receive $1 million from the initiative for their job readiness training. The training programs will equip young workers with skills that facilitate the transition to quality jobs.

Another $1 million will be granted to Skills for Chicagoland’s Future to launch a new apprenticeship program with City Colleges of Chicago. The program aims to connect the trainees with employers who are looking for entry-level workers. The goal for the pilot program is to reduce employment barriers for 4,000 young people in the city.

In the fall, apprenticeships will enable 40 students to earn their associate degrees in business that could lead to a restaurant management position.

The initiative goes beyond the U.S. While pledging to provide 43,000 apprenticeships in Europe, Arcos Dorados, the company’s franchiser in Latin America, plans to help as many as 180,000 young workers through its existing programs.

“With 64 million young people unemployed worldwide, the youth employment challenge is vast and affects all countries,” Sukti Dasgupta of the International Labor Organization, a United Nations agency, said in a statement. “This new initiative by McDonald’s has the potential to support many young women and men, especially in disadvantaged areas.”